CC – Item 4B – Staff Report Request for Yellow Crosswalks at San Gabriel Blvd. and Graves Av. M�
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS
ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
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FROM: G. TRIPEPI, CITY MANAGER
DATE: NOVEMBER 24, 1998
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR YELLOW CROSSWALKS AT SAN GABRIEL BOULEVARD
AND GRAVES AVENUE
DISCUSSION
Per the request of Traffic Commissioner Holly Knapp, staff reviewed the crosswalks at San Gabriel
Boulevard and Graves Avenue. Commissioner Knapp informed staff that the crosswalks were faded
white. In addition, she requested that staff investigate the feasibility of painting the crosswalks yellow
at this intersection.
Upon staff review of the Caltrans standards, it was found that this request is allowable under
California Vehicle Code(CVC) Section 21368 (Exhibit"A"/Figure 1). The CVC states that a yellow
crosswalk may be installed if"the nearest point of the crosswalk is not more than 2,800 feet from a
school building or the grounds thereof there are no intervening crosswalks other than those
contiguous to the school grounds..." Therefore, the installation of yellow crosswalks at San Gabriel
Boulevard and Graves Avenue is recommended.
During the field review of the subject site, staff also reviewed the traffic controls surrounding Rice
Elementary School. The field observations revealed missing and inappropriate traffic control signs,
as indicated in Exhibit"A".
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Rosemead City Council approve staff recommendation that all four legs
of the intersection of San Gabriel Boulevard and Graves Avenue be painted with yellow school
crosswalks. It is also recommended to approve the installation, replacement, or removal of traffic
control signs surrounding Rice Elementary School, as indicated in Exhibit"A".
Exhibits. A. Traite Conimäs;ion Staff Report,dated October 26, 1998 COUNCIL AGENDA
NOV 241998
ITEM No. • S�A'
TO: HONORABLE CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS
ROSEMEAD TRAFFIC COMMISSION
FROM: JOANNE ITAGAKI, DEPUTY TRAFFIC ENGINEER
DATE: OCTOBER 26, 1998
RE: BOULEVARDREDCROSSWALK AT SAN GABRIEL
AND GRAVES AVENUE
REQUEST
Commissioner Knapp requested staff review the crosswalk at San Gabriel
Boulevard and Graves Avenue. Commissioner Knapp indicated the crosswalks
are faded white. She also requested staff investigate the possibility of painting
the crosswalk yellow at this intersection.
CONDITIONS
Figure 1 depicts conditions surrounding Rice Elementary School. This includes
the yellow school crosswalks, pavement markings and traffic signs.
DISCUSSION
Staff reviewed the Caltrans standards, attached, for the installation of yellow
school crosswalks. The standards are based on the provisions of the California
Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 21368. The CVC states that a yellow crosswalk
may be installed if"the nearest point of the crosswalk is not more than 2,800 feet
from a school building or the grounds thereof, there are no intervening
crosswalks other than those contiguous to the school grounds..." This is
applicable to the intersection of San Gabriel Boulevard and Graves Avenue.
Therefore, yellow school crosswalks are recommended at the intersection.
During field review of the intersection of San Gabriel Boulevard and Graves
Avenue, staff also reviewed the traffic controls surrounding Rice Elementary
School. The field observations revealed missing and inappropriate traffic control
signs.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Based on the Caltrans standards and the existing school crosswalks, the
installation of yellow school crosswalks at the intersection of San Gabriel
Boulevard and Graves Avenue is recommended. All four legs of the intersection
shall be painted with yellow school crosswalks.
EXHIBIT "A"
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Request for Yellow Crosswalk at San Gabriel Boulevard
And Graves Avenue
The following signs are recommended for installation, replacement or removal.
These recommendations are identified in Figure 1.
1. Westbound Rush Street east of Angelus Avenue - Install a missing W63 and
W65 in conjunction with the existing "SLOW SCHOOL XING" pavement
markings.
2. Westbound Rush Street at Angelus Avenue — Remove W65 and install W66A
below the existing W66 sign.
3. Eastbound Rush Street west of Angelus Avenue - Install a missing W65 and
W66 in conjunction with the existing "SLOW SCHOOL XING" pavement
markings.
4. Eastbound Rush Street at Angelus Avenue — Install W66A below the existing
W66 sign.
5. Northbound Angelus Avenue north of Rush Street - Remove the W63 and
W65 sign north of the driveway. This is a redundant sign
6. Northbound Angelus Avenue at Keim Street- Remove W65 and install W66A
below the existing W66 sign.
7. Northbound Angelus Avenue at Graves Avenue - Remove W65 and install
W66A below the existing W66 sign.
8. Southbound Angelus Avenue at Graves Avenue - Remove W65 and install
W66A below the existing W66 sign.
9. Southbound Angelus Avenue at Keim Street- Remove W65 and install W66A
below the existing W66 sign.
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Traffic Manual SCHOOL AREA PEDESTRIAN SAFETY 10-118-1996
Markings 10-04
10-04.1 Functions and Limitations of Markings the protection and safety of persons attending the
school..."
Markings have definite and important functions
to perform in a proper scheme of school area Crosswalk lines are solid lines marking both
traffic control. In some cases they are used to edges of the crosswalk. The crosswalk line shall
supplement the regulations or warnings of other not be less than 300 mm in width and shall not be
devices such as traffic signs. In other cases they spaced less than 1.8 m apart. Where no advance
serve,soley on their own merits,as a very effective limit line is provided or where where hicular spe ds
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means of conveying certain regulations and exceed 35 mph(56 km/h)
or information to the driver without diverting the unexpected,
it may
s be desirable to
p toi ncre6ea mine
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driver's attention from the roadway.
width Crosswalkctheclrosswalk
on woth sides of the crosswalk
10-04.2 Uniformity should extend across the full width of pavement to
discourage diagonal walking between crosswalks.
Each standard school area marking shall be Crosswalks should be marked at all intersections
used only to convey the meaning prescribed for it on the
permitted toto Route to o School"intersectionswe students
in this chapter. arwhere students could not otherwise recognize the
10-04.3 Crosswalk Lines
proper place to cross.
For added emphasis, the area of the crosswalk
In accordance with the provisions of CVC may be marked with diagonal lines at a 45 degree
21368: angle or with longitudinal lines at a 90 degree
angle to the line of the crosswalk. These lines
"Whenever a marked pedestrian crosswalk has should be 300 mm to 600 mm wide and spaced 300
been established in a roadway contiguous to a mm to 600 mm apart. When diagonal or
school building or the grounds thereof it shall be longitudinal lines are used to mark a crosswalk,
painted or marked in yellow as shall be all the the transverse crosswalk lines may be omitted.
marked pedestrian crosswalks at an intersection 10-04.4 Limit Lines(Stop Lines)
in case any one of the crosswalks is required to be
marked in yellow. Other established marked
pedestrian crosswalks may be painted or marked Limit lines are solid white lines (CVC 377),
in yellow if either (a) the nearest point of the normally 300 mm to 600 mm wide, extending
l across all approach lanes. They
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crosswalk is not me than 600 feet fromthe nearest at which vehicles areto stop inacomplte the iance
building ore the grounds thereof,or(b)
point of the crosswalk is not more than 2,800 feet with a stop sip,traffic signal,officer's direction,
from a school building or the grounds thereof, or other legal requirement. The limit line should
therehan
placed 1.2 m in advance of and
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osare noi8- intervening the crosswalks gros ds, and it be
crosswalk fine,but may be placedlfarther
those contiguous to the school grounds,
appears that the facts and circumstances require in advance where School Safety Patrols or Adult
special painting or marking of the crosswalks for Crossing Guards are used.